They call me Catfish Bates'Cause I can catch a catfish anytime I want toEven when the moon man tells me they won't biteThey call me Catfish Bates'Cause I know where that big ole flathead's a hiddin'.I'm a gonna take him home with me tonightI am the king of LooseyhatchieMy home is on the riverAnd them catfish they all know me by my sighI keep my nose on the westwindMy eye on the waterAnd my mind on my business all the timeWell I get me a plug a days worth of tobaccoAnd a can a big ole redwormsI go down to where the rivers runnin' strongI throw my hook out on the waterI let it float on down the channelAnd I'll have me a big ole flathead 'for too longOh when they bury me I want to be somewhere on the riverWith a big ole flathead layin' on my stoneAnd them catfish will all be prayinThey'll be flatheads up in heavenSo my ghost will leave them hatchie cats alone